Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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